Model Railroad Hobbyist | September 2015 | #67 WHAT’S NEAT WITH KEN PATTERSON Ken Patterson column Build a building, sandblast an engine ... In this month’s video we cover building layouts, sandblasting brass models, constructing a laser kit, and improving freight car performance with aftermarket trucks. We discuss scales, comparing ½-inch (1:24) scale to 1:20.3 scale. As usual, there are lots of runbys and extras in the video. To start this month’s “What’s Neat” in the magazine pages let’s talk about layout construction. XX PHOTOS AND VIDEO OF SUPERB MODELS MRHMAG.COM • TABLE OF CONTENTS • INDEX